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But Is There Discrimination?
The esteemed lone Independent
gave space to the following in it's
columns last week:
"County roads are a burning issue
in the southwest portion of Morrow
county, especially in lone. The
claim made that our county commis
sioners continually favor Heppner in
the matter of roads is said to be eas
ily proven.
"Why the business interests of
lone and other trading and shipping
points should be sacrificed for the
benefit of the county seat is diffi
cult to understand.
"Today it is next to impossible to
get to lone. Morgan or Cecil from
Eight Mile. Gooseberry. Olex and
other prosperous and thriving sec
tions in this end of the county be
cause of the bad conditions of the
roads; all due, it is said, to neglect
and favoritism by the county author
ities. "The Independent is collecting da
ta to prove or disprove these state
ments and will publish the same
when completed."
As was stated editorially in the ;
last issue of The Gazette-Times, we '
' believe that the court has striven to ;
be fair to all sections of the county
at all times. Generally speaking, '
we are of the opinion that if our Iorre
friends and readers were forced to :
travel the roads in the vicinity of
Heppner they would find them on a
parity with the roads in the sections
referred to in the Independent's ar- i
tide.
The court sits as an imparti
body. It's members are. at the pre
sent time made up of men who are
credited with being above the small
things referred to in the Indepeu
dent's article. Mr. Padberg, one of;
the commissioners, is a citizen of
lone and has large interests in the ,
lone section. The other commission
er, Mr. Bleakman comes from the
south end of the county, at Hardman.
Judge Campbell maintains his offi
cial residence in Heppner, although
he owns a large wheat ranch in the
Social Ridge section.
At the present time, the through
highways are being given the most
attention. There are more funds
available for this work than for the
feeder roads. Surely lone cannot
charge that she has been discrimin
ated against in this regard. The court
has designated but one market road
in the county for 1920. This road
runs up Rhea creek from Jordan Sid
ing and is a distinct asset to lone.
More than that it will work to the
benefit of the entire county. It is on
ly a beginning in what is planned for
the ultimate in Morrow county's road
construction campaign.
So far as the roads in the outlying
districts are concerned, and they are
of vital importance to the successful
growth and development of the
county, their condition will be but
temporarily improved until such a
time as the county fs financially able
tn construct permanent roads.
We are confident that when the
Independent has collected it's data
concerning the claims which have
been made aginst the court, it will
be found that there has been no dis
crimination and that the court has
done all within it's means to give
everything possible to all parts of the
countv without fear or favor.
Value of the Dollar
A dollar is worth what it will buy E
exactly that and no more. It is a Ex
standard of value, but a fluctuating 3
and relative standard. Money is a EE
medium of barter. When commod-iEj
ities increase in price, it simply 55
means that the purchasing power of . ss
the dollar has decreased. When theiS
wage-earner receives more for his Ef
labor, the clothier receives more for ss
his goods, the farmer receives more Si
for his product, and the manufacture s
rr receives more for his manufac- E
tures. Neither the intrinsic value of ss
labor nor of any commodity can he
artificially changed. They maintain 5
their relative values. If we give more
dollars for one, we must give more EH
dollars for the other. If the wage-
earner in 1914 received $3.00 per EE
day, which would purchase sixty is
pounds of sugar, and if today the EE
wage-earner is paid $6.00, and this EE
sum will buy only sixty pounds of a
sugar, the relative values remain un- EE
changed. s
A table of prices today, as compar-
ed with rrices in 1914. shows an av- 'as
crape increase of 121 per cent, or f$J
In the consideration of increased
prices paid for commodities of all
kinds, little or no notice has been
taken of the increased returns that
capita! must have in order that cap
ital may justly retain its relative val
ue. An investment that realizes six
per cent today, as formerly, has only
half its former value if the six per
cent will purchase only half the com
modities that formerly could be
bought with the same return. The
investment has then become worth
.only three per cent. Too little ac
count is taken of the increased cost
of living in the scrutiny of present
dav corporation returns. The hun
dreds of thousands of holders of
stocks whose income partially de
pends upon dividends on the stocks
of conservative and substantial cor
porations are unjustly treated if the
reasonableness of those dividends is
measured today by the standards of
former years. A corporation which
today, as formerly, distributes divi
dends of seven per cent on its capi
tal stock is actually paying its stock
holders less, in exact proportion to
the decrease in the purchasing pow er
of money, which today is less than
one-half the purchasing power in
1914, Stockholders are entitled to
a higher rate of dividends in the
same proportion.
Criticism based on increased rates
of return and on increased dividends
fates which fails to recognized these
obvious facts is super hcial at, J un-
)ust.--Standard Oil Bulletin.
"Compulsory education for aliens
and illiterate citizens as proposed in
an Americanization bill in Congress
is a good thing. It is the public ig
norance in which pernicious doc
trines find their nourishing soil, and
it was the terrible illiteracy of Rus-
hvh rendered it such an ea-y
p r. to .:o-p.'!,-i of an auto-'
c-.it ar. then to the despotism of Bol
shevist. And ignorance in a conn
tr of opportunity like this, is as in
excusiNc as it is dangerous." Bal
timore -' "Vr!,'.)1.
Did You Know That
A number of families have left
Heppner on account of insufficient
housing facilities.
Heppner is the main distributing
center for one of the richest territor
ies in the West; but that we, as citi
zens have not yet fully awakened to
the value of our geographical bless
ing. When Morrow County gets it's
new fair grounds there will be no
other in the state of Oregon surpass
ing it.
Nearly even- democrat you meet
is strong for Hoover, and that no
doubt they will continue to his sup
port after he receives the Republi
can nomination.
A number of local people who con
template building this spring are now
only sorry they did not build last
vear, when prices seemed prohibi
tive. A 100-year-old Brooklyn (N. Y.)
woman attributes her long life to
faithful reading of the Bible.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is now
forced to employ 127 men today to
do the work done bv 100 men in
1917.
The Commissioner of Education
of New Jersey declares that every
school holiday wastes $140,000 of
the State's money.
Columbia University is now the
largest in the world, having over 22.
000 students enrolled in its different
departments.
Lenine is reported to have said:
"Among lOO Bolsheviki, there are
one idealist, twenty-nine criminals
and seventy fools."
A pastoral letter issued by Cardin
al Avette, Archbishop of Paris, de
nounces the immodest toilets of wo
nen and indecent dances.
A glib Texan induced 2,000 resi
dents of Pittsburg to buy twenty
acres of alleged oil land at the price
of $250 to $500 for each 400 square
feet.
Ole Hanson has informed Samuel
Gompers that the American Federa
tion of Labor must drive out the
"Reds" or they will be cleaned out
by the American people.
President Carranza of Mexico ve
toed a bill providing for restoration
of bull fighting. He denounced the
"sport" as a degrading spectacle,
which stimulated sanguinary in
stincts. The National Association of Com
missioners of Agriculture lately con
demned organized labor's demands
for shorter working hours and higher
pay as unpatriotic, and un-American.
Seeking to reduce the high cost of
living, railway men at Detroit, Mich.,
have purchased and will operate a
knitting and underwear concern,
a glove factory, a tubing factory and
other manufacturing plants. The
deals represent an initial investment
of $1,000,000.
The Executive Council of the Am
erican Institute of Banking has de
clared against unionization of bank
employees. The council opposes any
plan purporting to promote the ma
terial welfare of its members "on
any other basis than efficiency, loy
alty and unadulterated American
ism." Numbers of labor leaders in Great
Britain demand higher salaries from and were supposed to have abolished avoid crowds, avoid intimate contact
their unions. Over .W.000 employ-1 the evils of the wage system. j w ith other persons, look upon all per-,-if
,-mwniiiw ,i, ;,t;;. UrMv1 Colonel Abbott of the University sons with colds so-called as susoi-
struck for higher pay. These societ-l of Pennsylvania, an Army sanitarian , cious, and regard all convalescents
ies, with a membership of 15,000,-' during the war, says: "In case of a
000. consist entirely of working men, threatened outbreak of influenza
as probable carriers of disease
germs."
BeforeBuyingYour
Winter Shoes
Step in and look over our Stock
of heavy, hand-made work
shoes for men.
We also have in sT:ock the well known
O'Donnell Shoe for men.
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CM. Bowers
Shoe Shop
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Main Street
Heppner
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GENTLEMEN j
II It-ad this ad cari'fully. Do you realize in petting a suit that
II will please you and be the right thing for you is u serious mat-
ter which should be given your best attention.
In sickness people in general have the right idea in looking
up a specialist. lie as wise in selecting your clothes. Illl
Heppner Tailoring & Cleaning Shop
; Tailors, are experts with 30 years experience. Now is the time
to select and leave the order for your suit.
My spring samples will please you in botli price and quality.
II ;. FH.IXZKX, I'lopiii tor. I I
T WISH to announce to the Morrow County
J- public in general and to all Ford owners in
particular that I have leased the Oregon Garage
on Main Street and am now better prepared
than ever to give you
Ford Service
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1 This is the season when we all 1
i need and enjoy " 1
I Dried Fruits I
We have them in full variety, a
but also best quality 1
Fancy Dried Peaches,
Prunes, Pears, Grapes,
Figs, Apricots, Rais
ins and Sultanas.
If you prefer these canned we g
also can supply that want. g
Phelps Grocery
Company I
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Buy Your Ford Car Now
To make sure of getting a Ford car, buy one now. Don't wait until Spring, but buy now
while deliveries are possible. Even next month is an uncertainty.
The number of Ford cars allotted to this territory is limited and specified. Even to get
our allotment, we must have real, bona-fide orders for cars. Just so many cars allotted to us,
just, so many will get cars; will you be one of them? Those who order their cars now will be
protecting themselves. If you would be forehanded, get your name on an order today.
Don't think you cannot use it if you get it now. The four seasons are all alike to the
Ford car. It is a necessity every month of the year. Besides, the Ford car is lowest in up keep
and easiest in operation. And the new Ford electric starting and lighting system makes driv
ing more convenient. Your order for either open or enclosed cars will have our prompt attention.
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We Have One Ford Sedan for Immediate
Delivery
Chas. H. Latourell
Authorized Dealer
HEPPNER Main Street OREGON
(Formerly Oregon Garage.)
Our Ford Parts and Accessories Stock Is Complete.
Insist on Genuine Ford Parts